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Yeah I see what you mean, and Im very much a high end guy lol, got over a couple grand in just my chain. Im not very knowledgable on usb mics apart from songs recorded on them that ive mixed for people, but its because I never felt like bothering with the cheap ass things. Also, imo beginners that buy these are going to stay wondering why they dont have "lil wayne vocals", and are just want to upgrade eventually anyways. Im just a firm believer in setting out for a goal and getting the right equipment from the start if one is truly serious.

Sometimes when people cant afford they gotta work with what they got. Things is real hard this side but I've been upgrading with money I earned producing local artists. They actually pay to get their tracks produced over here in tampa. I got my eyes on a bock audio 195 and i wanna find a good sounding preamp for it. I use my samson usb mic to lay down practice version of tracks in my bedroom so I can get a feel for the track over a few days then I record it official with a better setup.

To the OP. If you can produce your ass off you can get good sounding vocals from your mic but only expect them to be good. Sorry for the hijack.

Sometimes when people cant afford they gotta work with what they got. Things is real hard this side but I've been upgrading with money I earned producing local artists. They actually pay to get their tracks produced over here in tampa. I got my eyes on a bock audio 195 and i wanna find a good sounding preamp for it. I use my samson usb mic to lay down practice version of tracks in my bedroom so I can get a feel for the track over a few days then I record it official with a better setup.

To the OP. If you can produce your ass off you can get good sounding vocals from your mic but only expect them to be good. Sorry for the hijack.

I plan on coping the Bock 195 and running it with a Mic Preamp
Vintech model 273
2-channel Class A, Transformer Balanced Mic Pre With EQ Based on Neve 1073 $1,700.00
that's $2,700
and the best way to get equipment fast is to have good credit and run the 3 or 5 payment plans through www.sweetwater.com or americanmusician
and have a "real job" lol.. so you have steady cashflow coming in....

I think it helps to look at the long term.. once you get knowledge of how to work equipment and tools such as eq,compression,reverb,etc..

about in the 60's the mic and the stuff they used.. alot of noise. but that stuff was cleaned up alot in the mastering stage..

Actually, the "noise" in recordings from the 1960's is inherent in the analogue tape they used and it was not something that was really ever "cleaned up"... and back in those days, "mastering" had a LOT less to do with the "sound" than it does today.

Yo...basically stay away from Samson...I had one and it worked well enough to get great sounding vocals after the mixing stage...but the quality isnt built to last...after a while mine just degraded in sound quality, idk what exactly might have went wrong or if it was just my unit...but yeah...stay away from samson because it might die on you when you really need it...i would suggest SE electronics, MXL, or BLUE...those 3 seem to be the best as far as durability and you can probably do minimal mixing to compensate for any types of sound quality or signal loss...I had my joint sounding incredible before it died...atleast incredible to me lol...idk bout how it would sound to anyone on here

Yo...basically stay away from Samson...I had one and it worked well enough to get great sounding vocals after the mixing stage...but the quality isnt built to last...after a while mine just degraded in sound quality, idk what exactly might have went wrong or if it was just my unit...but yeah...stay away from samson because it might die on you when you really need it...i would suggest SE electronics, MXL, or BLUE...those 3 seem to be the best as far as durability and you can probably do minimal mixing to compensate for any types of sound quality or signal loss...I had my joint sounding incredible before it died...atleast incredible to me lol...idk bout how it would sound to anyone on here

got any old recordings from it? post yours and ill post mine and we'll see if they sound the same.

but if $100 is your budget as a struggling vocalist, then i guess you might not have a treated room, in which case an sm58 into a junk mixer might give you cleaner takes, instead of a condenser that will record every damn thing in your room, and outside, and if your gain is too hot, your neighbors cat getting humped,.... it is spring after all.